From: Lasse Makholm Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:48:55 GMT Subject: Re: Is there some env variable like GIT_LANG (like LANG)? Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <4D87B6D4.3040601@dirk.my1.cc> 2011/3/21 Dirk Süsserott : > Am 21.03.2011 21:30 schrieb Lasse Makholm: >> >> 2011/3/21 Dirk Süsserott: >>> >>> Am 21.03.2011 20:43 schrieb Junio C Hamano: >>>> >>>> Dirk Süsserott    writes: >>>> >>>>> What would you think of it? >>>> >>>> Strongly negative.  I don't want force people to set GIT_LANG HG_LANG >>>> CVS_LANG and 47 different FROTZ_LANG environment variables. >>>> >>>> I would rather just set LANG=C LC_ALL=C in the terminal I use git in and >>>> leave everything else in whatever locale the rest of the system is in. >>>> >>> >>> Ok. Accepted. Was just a question. I see your point. >> >> Alternatively, you might like something like the following in your >> .bashrc: >> >> function git >> { >>     LANG=C command git "$@" >> } >> > > Hmm. Looks interesting. I'll try it out. I'm not so shell'ish (more > perl'ish) but I expect that to "rename"/"alias" git to the given command. If > it works, it's great. Thank you. Just make sure you include the "command" part or the function will call itself indefinitely... -- /Lasse